HB4791Introduced in the House
SMART START GRANTS-HEAD START
Introduced by Maura Hirschauer, District 49
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Amends the Smart Start Illinois Act. Provides that Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs may be deemed eligible to participate in the Smart Start Child Care Workforce Compensation Program to the extent that appropriations are made available for new program entrants and shall not result in the reduction, reallocation, or displacement of funding for existing recipients. Provides that a provider participating in the Smart Start Child Care Workforce Compensation Program may simultaneously receive funding through Head Start or Early Head Start programs; and that receipt of funding under one program shall not disqualify or otherwise limit eligibility for funding under the other, provided that: (1) funds are used in accordance with the requirements of each respective program; and (2) funds are not used to supplant existing federal Head Start or Early Head Start funding, but may be used to supplement and enhance workforce compensation and program quality.
Where it stands
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
May 26, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Third Reading · April 16, 2026
106
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
107 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ortiz | 1 | Yes |
| Elizabeth Hernandez | 2 | Yes |
| Eva Dina Delgado | 3 | Yes |
| Lilian Jimenez | 4 | Yes |
| Kimberly Du Buclet | 5 | Yes |
| Sonya Harper | 6 | Yes |
| Emanuel Welch | 7 | Yes |
| Yolanda Morris | 9 | Yes |
| Jawaharial Williams | 10 | Yes |
| Ann Williams | 11 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Appropriations- Education
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
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